Terry M.

On 26/06/2023 at 12:43, Terry M. said:

This was my old bass before I traded it to Bass Direct. I've had USA Stingray fivers and this is essentially the same thing. 

I would have kept this bass and not traded it to Bass Direct if I could have gotten along with the 17.5mm string spacing and narrow neck. Nothing else sounds like a Stingray but personally I prefer more "land" on a neck. It's perfect for many though so it's all subjective. 

This was my old bass before I traded it to Bass Direct. I've had USA Stingray fivers and this is essentially the same thing. 

48 minutes ago, Bassman72 said:

Ah..no, not switchable 

Thanks for confirming.

Thanks. I saw it has a 9v pre-amp in the description but I'm asking if it's active/passive switchable please?

Hi dude. I couldn't tell from the pictures if the bass has any strap pins fitted. Is the pre-amp active/passive? I didn't notice a battery either.

On 06/02/2023 at 12:34, petecarlton said:

 

There's your answer, @lee650 👍

Lee650 probably meant a separate passive tone knob like the Sadowsky VTC for example.Great bass still.

2 hours ago, BaggyMan said:

just measured the string spacing for all strings 16mm

Modifying post.

 

Too narrow for me but thanks a lot for checking  

1 hour ago, BaggyMan said:

Yeah good observation, i will check and report back

 

Cool 😊

On 17/01/2023 at 19:10, BaggyMan said:

I bought this last year from a basschatter.  (using pics from that post) 

As you will see i have a bunch of basses up for sale in the hope to fund a bass i have been after for ages.

 

I am selling it for what i paid for it.

 

This is one heck of a bass.  So beautifully put together.

 

Manufactured 2007

5 String

24 Frets

35" Scale

9V Active

4.6kg (bass on its own)

Volume, Pickup Pan, Bass, Mid, Treble, Push/Pull High End Boost

Bolt-On Neck

Upgraded Overwater PreAmp by John East  (Fitted By Overwater)

inter pickup ramp (also fitted by Overwater)

Overwater/Hiscox Hardcase

Strung B - G

String spacing between B-E string 14mm, spacing D-G strings is 16mm

Hi dude.

The string spacing measurements you've quoted were taken from the bridge saddles or higher up? 14mm between B and E string sounds pretty tight.

Regards.

Terry.

9 hours ago, Conan said:

Nut width is (by my measurement) 47mm. As far as I'm aware there is no passive mode. Battery life is very long though, well over a year with typical usage 😎

 

Hope this is helpful, but I'll take photos tomorrow and do some research re the preamp 🙂

That's very helpful indeed thank you  

What's the nut width please? 

Also is the preamp push/pull active-passive?

Just PM'd you Joe.

Thanks Joe.

I'll have a think...

Regards.

Terry.

37 minutes ago, Joebass said:

Hi Terry,

 

The switch toggles between active and passive modes.

 

Cheers,

 

Joe

Thanks Joe.

So this means the passive tone on the pre amp doesn't push-pull for passive mode. The pickups are single coil or hum-cancelling? I had my heart set on a used Sadowsky but keep coming back to look at this...

Regards.

Terry.

Hi there. Can I please ask about the pre-amp upgrade. I know the controls for the John East but is the 2-way switch on the bass now inactive?

Regards.

Terry.

8 hours ago, Noisyjon said:

Hi Terry,

I haven't noticed a hum but I tend to run both pickups on full and I haven't used it in any other locations other than home!

I'll investigate more and get back to you ASAP.

 

No worries at all. If silent when panned away from the centre there's a strong chance they're humbuckers.

8 hours ago, Noisyjon said:

 

41 minutes ago, Noisyjon said:

Hi Terry,

I don’t I’m afraid.

Is there an easy way to tell without dismantling it do you know?

To be honest I really don't know how to tell them apart either other than the single coil hum when each pickup is soloed. Is this something you've experienced or are the pups dead quiet when soloed?

Hi dude. Do you happen to know if the pickups are single-coil or hum cancelling please?

Regards.

Terry.

I have to also agree with that statement. I've tried many "Stingray" clones and this was easily the closest to the real thing I've heard. Mine wasn't a Japanese-made one though,Indonesia from memory.Now I'm happy with my Musicman SUB USA 5-a Stingray Classic 5 in a less posh shoes and dress. I actually prefer the SUB USA 5 as I don't like the 7.5" radius on the Classic. Anyway good luck with the sale   

9 hours ago, Arthur OHara said:

Yeah, I was sold on it for a while but it’s a bit too big for me. I’m used to smaller string spacing and a different neck shape. The tone is to dieeeee for tho!!!

It's a big bass to be fair.I agree about the tone though.

Selling so soon mate? I tried this at The Gallery before you bought it and liked it but I'm more a fan of natural finished basses.GLWTS.

On 31/01/2022 at 10:10, lee650 said:

I  always thought these basses come with the splittable ceramic/Steel CS-TW pickups. They must have changed to DC! great sounding pickups though 😁

From what I know they went from the DCs to the TWs circa 2008/9. Happy to be wrong though

1 hour ago, jay-syncro said:

On hold. 

This was never going to take long to sell.

2 hours ago, jay-syncro said:

 

Yes that's the Dragonfly forearm contour, Danny mentions it in the video.

 

It's easier to make out on this bass - https://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Dragonfly_FAT-J5.html

I watched the video again and will confess I didn't watch to the very end the first time because he stopped playing and started talking,which is when he mentions the contour. What a beast of a player though!!! And you're selling this exact bass shown in the video. Impressive stuff 👍

1 hour ago, jay-syncro said:

 

Yes that's the Dragonfly forearm contour, Danny mentions it in the video.

 

It's easier to make out on this bass - https://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Dragonfly_FAT-J5.html

Ah thanks for the information. I watched the video ages ago at the start of the year or so but clearly wasn't listening thoroughly. I must watch it again.